Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Improving Health in Sedentary Young and Middle-Aged Adults
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Baduanjin exercise, General Health Education.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle, Behavioral Intervention. Basic parameters: 18 years — 59 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Baduanjin on Improving Health Outcomes in Sedentary Young and Middle-Aged Adults
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week Baduanjin exercise program can improve health in sedentary young and middle-aged adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the Baduanjin program improve participants' cardiorespiratory fitness (measured as peak oxygen uptake)? 2. Does it improve their body composition, muscle strength, balance, and flexibility? 3. Does it reduce their daily sitting time? Researchers will compare the Baduanjin training group to a health education control group to see if Baduanjin is more effective in improving these health outcomes. Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to one of the two groups. 2. If in the Baduanjin group, attend supervised group sessions and practice at home for 12 weeks. 3. Complete a series of assessments at the beginning, middle, and end of the study, including fitness tests, body measurements, and questionnaires.
Interventions
- Behavioral Baduanjin exercise
A 12-week, standardized Baduanjin exercise program. Participants will complete 5 sessions per week, each lasting 60 minutes (including warm-up, Baduanjin practice, and cool-down). The program includes both supervised group sessions and guided home practice. - Other General Health Education
Participants will receive general health education (including recommendations on physical activity types and duration), but will not be enrolled in any structured or supervised exercise program. They will be instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Peak Oxygen Uptake (VO₂peak) assessed by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing [Time frame: at baseline and Week 13.]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Change in Sit-and-Reach Distance [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Active Range of Motion of the Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Ankle joints assessed by Goniometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Time Spent in Sedentary Behavior assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) [Time frame: at baseline and Week 13.]
- Scores on the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) [Time frame: at baseline and Week 13]
- Change in Knee Extension Peak Torque assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Knee Extension Total Work assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Knee Extension Average Power assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Knee Extension Fatigue Index assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.]
- Change in Knee Flexion Peak Torque assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13]
- Change in Knee Flexion Total Work assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13]
- Change in Knee Flexion Average Power assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13]
- Change in Knee Flexion Fatigue Index assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry [Time frame: at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adults aged 18 to 59 years
- Sedentary and physically inactive, defined as: (a) self-reported sitting time ≥ 8 hours per day, AND (b) not meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended level of physical activity ( engaging in < 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity per week, assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire \[IPAQ\])
- In good general health as self-reported, and free from any known diseases
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Contraindications to cardiopulmonary exercise testing
- Currently participating in, or planning to participate within the next 3 months, in any other structured exercise or behavioral intervention program
- Pregnancy, lactation, or planning to become pregnant during the study period
- Inability to understand or comply with the study procedures
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07482995 · Shoufa 2024-1-4061